𧺤儉

See also: 𧺤俭

Chinese

			frugal; to be in need
trad. (𧺤儉)		𧺤	儉
simp. (𧺤俭)		𧺤	俭
alternative forms		虯儉／虬俭𩚨儉／𩚨俭 (khiū-khiām)

Pronunciation

Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): khiû-khiām / khiû-khiǎm / khiū-khiām

Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Kaohsiung, Taipei, Tainan, Yilan, Magong)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khiû-khiām
  - Tâi-lô: khiû-khiām
  - Phofsit Daibuun: qiu'qiam
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /kʰiu¹³⁻²² kʰiam²²/
  - IPA (Tainan, Yilan): /kʰiu²⁴⁻³³ kʰiam³³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /kʰiu²⁴⁻¹¹ kʰiam³³/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /kʰiu²⁴⁻²² kʰiam²²/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰiu²³⁻³³ kʰiam³³/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Lukang)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khiû-khiǎm
  - Tâi-lô: khiû-khiǎm
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰiu²⁴⁻²² kʰiam²²/
  - IPA (Lukang): /kʰiu²⁴⁻²² kʰiam³³/
- (Hokkien: Kinmen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khiū-khiām
  - Tâi-lô: khiū-khiām
  - Phofsit Daibuun: qiuxqiam
  - IPA (Kinmen): /kʰiu²²⁻¹² kʰiam²²/

Adjective

𧺤儉

(Southern Min) thrifty; frugal

Synonyms

仔細／仔细 (zǐxì) (Northeastern Mandarin)
做人家 (Wu)
儉／俭 (jiǎn) (Hsinchu & Taichung Hokkien)
儉樸／俭朴 (jiǎnpǔ) (thrifty and simple)
儉省／俭省 (jiǎnshěng)
儉約／俭约 (jiǎnyuē) (literary)
克己 (kèjǐ)
刻苦 (kèkǔ)
抾拾 (Hokkien)
樸素／朴素 (pǔsù)
省儉／省俭 (shěngjiǎn)
節儉／节俭 (jiéjiǎn)
節省／节省 (jiéshěng)
節約／节约 (jiéyuē)
簡省／简省 (Hokkien)
粒積／粒积 (Hokkien)

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